Ben-Hur became the highest grossing film of 1961, as had happened the year before. But its reign at the #1 spot was the majority of 1960, it never reached #1 during 1961.

Here are the best movies of 1961. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 1. West Side Story. Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends …

Inflation-adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates. See Movie Index 1961 for an overview of all movies released in 1961. Our Theatrical Market pages are based on the Domestic Theatrical Market …

Sep 15, 2025 · These top movies of 1961 are listed by popularity, so the movies with the most votes are at the top. This list consists of all different movie genres - from Breakfast at Tiffany's to Judgment at …

Stacker compiled a list of the best 1961 movies of all time based on our own Stacker score, a weighted index split evenly between IMDb user rating and Metascore.

"Yojimbo", "The Hustler", "The Innocents", "Judgment at Nuremberg", & "Last Year at Marienbad" are on The Top 250 Movies of 1961 on Flickchart.

This list contains the 100 top-US-grossing feature films released between 1961-01-01 and 1961-12-31.

The Results of this poll are directly from The Film Daily annual poll that asked newspapers around the nation to submit a top 10 list. Films have been recategorized to U.S. release dates, as the poll often …

Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris, it becomes the year's highest-grossing film and goes on …

Discover the best movies released in 1961, including blockbusters and critically acclaimed classics.